JUNK CHARTSRecycling chartjunk as junk artEst. 2005

As the web's first dataviz critic, I take an incisive look at two or three data graphics that get published in the mass media every week. The blog contains an archive of over a thousand charts and graphs, and is a favorite of dataviz insiders. Learn how to edit and improve your charts.

BIG DATA, PLAINLY SPOKENEst. 2010

A companion blog to JUNK CHARTS. I discuss mass-media stories that are interesting from a data, statistics, or probability perspective. Recent posts range from steroids testing to Facebook using your name and image for marketing, and from predicting terrorists to fantasy football.